Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper’s funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of information in a community that, like many … Read more

Enphase Energy will lay off roughly 10% of workforce as part of restructuring plan

Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | Getty Images Enphase Energy will lay off 10% of its global workforce as part of a restructuring plan, the solar company disclosed in a regulatory filing on Monday. Enphase manufacturers microinverters that convert solar energy into usable electricity. The company’s stock is down 53% this year as high interest rates … Read more

Spotify to lay off 17 percent of its workforce, at least 1,500 people

Spotify is set to cut around 17 percent of its workforce, which amounts to laying off at least 1,500 people, in the latest of multiple rounds from the company in 2023. Just days after Spotify’s biggest publicity push with its year-end Wrapped, founder and CEO Daniel Ek shared news of “organizational changes” with employees and … Read more

Spotify to lay off 17% of employees, CEO Daniel Ek says

It comes after Spotify reported a 65 million euros ($70.7 million) profit in the third quarter, citing lower spend on marketing and personnel. Spotify raised prices of its subscription plans earlier this year and has been expanding into podcasts and audio books. The latest round of redundancies follows successive cuts at the firm, which like … Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow’s political beliefs lay bare in new interview

Gwyneth Paltrow’s political beliefs lay bare in new interview Gwyneth Paltrow revealed her political ideology is centered around independent thinking, noting she is “open-minded about everybody.” During an interview with the New York Times, the Marvel star opened up about her political ideology and, to some extent, threw her weight behind the anti-vax presidential candidate … Read more

Kristin Harila, record-setting K2 climber, defends ascent as porter lay dying

Touch upon this storyComment Within the drone footage, a grisly scene unfolds. On the sheer higher slopes of one of many world’s most unforgiving peaks, mountaineers, decided to succeed in the world’s second-highest summit in a record-breaking string of ascents, seem to step over the prostrate physique of Muhammad Hassan — a Pakistani porter who … Read more